Kelly Quinn and her friends must figure out a way to save a beloved local store and find their infamous Secret Recipe Book, which has gone missing in this sequel to Just Add Magic (the inspiration for the family-friendly TV series)!

Kelly Quinn and her best friends, Darbie and Hannah, are having the worst day ever! Their Secret Recipe Book accidentally gets included in frenemy, Charlotte’s used book drive. Not good.
As if that’s not enough, the girls find out that their cooking program is on the chopping block at school, thanks to big budget cuts.

Kelly & Company decide to take matters into their own hands and apply for famous TV chef Felice Foudini’s Recipe Challenge. The prize? $10,000 and webisodes on Felice’s site. With the Book and the special ingredients from their beloved mentor, Senora Perez’s, store LaCucina, the girls are sure to win.

But when they turn to Senora Perez, for help, they discover La Cucina is in danger of closing!

Then Kelly gets a mysterious delivery—a package with the missing Secret Recipe Book with a note: “From KE.” KE is one of the Book’s authors, but who is KE exactly?

It’s up to Kelly, Darbie, and Hannah to get to the bottom of the mystery, save the cooking program, and help Senora P. keep her store!

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The original JUST ADD MAGIC book was always written to be part of the story. I was so happy that eight years after its publication to be able to finally tell readers the rest of the story and tie up all the loose ends. In POTION PROBLEMS the whole gang is back together: Kelly, Darbie, Hannah, the cute Rusamano twins, Charlotte, Senora Perez, Mrs. Silvers and of course the Felice Foudini. And we’re introduced to a few new friends including Evan and the quirky Aunt Aggie. Readers learn the origin of the secret recipe book and why Kelly is so special. The friends leave Wilmington, Delaware and travel to Salem, Mass to find out where the story began.

I especially love how we learn more about Charlotte… But, no spoilers here…

Trivia: Felice Foudini was inspired by one of my TV faces, Rachael Ray.

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A pure delight for any pre-teen girl!! An amazing journey into the importance of friendships made at this special age. This is my go to gift for all the young girls on my life. Such a fun book and wonderfully written with girls of that age in mind. A complete joy!

Amazon Reviewer, Just Add Magic

My 9 year old daughter was so taken by this book that she finished it in four days. She begged me to let her stay up an extra 30 minutes each night because she was so excited to get to the next chapter of the book. This book is a must read for all girls 9-14 years old.

Amazon Reviewer, Lost in London

This is such a fun book. My family read it (out loud) on vacation and we all loved it – especially the dialogue! There’s mystery and adventure and great personalities and even some history and travel stuff that fit right in. We felt like we were in Rome.

Amazon Reviewer, Lost in Rome

I bought this book for my nieces and they loved it! The story was relatable and age appropriate. They loved the twist an turns with a little bit of everything thrown in from ghosts to history and even a little “romance”. My sister said she actual heard them laugh out loud (lol).